Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Pested, Kent
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Pested? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Pested
Across Pested, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are grease smells coming from the extract and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Somewhere as small as Pested, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Pested (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning around Pested
Pested is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Pested, about 46 miles from central London, is within our usual area. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Challock Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Pested, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Pested is about 6 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in TN25, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Pested is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. We also work in Maidstone, around 15 miles away.
We work across TN25 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover Challock (1 mile south), Paddock (1 mile south-west), Badlesmere (2 miles north), Throwley Forstal (2 miles north-west) and Throwley (3 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (6 miles south), Canterbury (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (11 miles north-east) and Faversham (6 miles north).
Around Pested
In Pested, that means kitchens and buildings near The Stag pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wye station, about 3.6 miles south-east. A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.6 miles east).
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Pested.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Related advice
Pested questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pested?
Kitchens in Pested are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Pested?
Pested is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Do you cover Pested?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Pested.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
How long will the clean take?
Allow one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Pested?
In Pested, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Belmont House and Gardens, about 3.4 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Pested; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
Places near Pested
What else we do in Pested
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Pested
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.